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Some of us would find without any difficulty now, any notice and memo itemizing the emancipating force of jazz. Probably less words on its obvious creative joy. Depuis Longtemps brings these two together. Joy and strength, strength and joy. The order will be the one that fits you. Composed by Jazzdor on the basis of the Malaby/Bonnet/Darrifourcq trio, this quartet, adding Sclavis to the first three, thus enchains the joyful paradoxes, and the inventions as simple as powerful. Paradoxes of traditions, Franco-USA, paradoxes of generations, Darrifourcq/Sclavis. Each of these games of false opposites escaping all traps. The musical space extends on purpose and at leisure, “like a cat in the sun”, says the boss of the label, in the liner notes of this record. It is beautiful when a provoked meeting has the appearance of a lascivious evidence. The two blowers, Malaby/Sclavis, complete, abound in textures as in motives. It is beautiful. The rest too. Richard Bonnet, sitting half-rhythmic, half-soloist, comes to check for the arduous drumming of Darrifourcq’s equations. Depuis Longtemp doesn’t deliver its secret, at the end of the listening of the disc. Wishful thinking or relief, we won’t know yet. But liberation, bloody hell yes.